Elisabeth Hasselbeck Gets Apology from the White House

Us Magazine - December 17, 2008 12:24 PM PST
Story photo: Elisabeth Hasselbeck Gets Apology from the White HouseElisabeth Hasselback arrives to the "Made of Honor" premiere on April 28, 2008 in New York City.Us Magazine
On Tuesday's live taping of The View, conservative co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck complained that she didn't receive her usual invitation to the White House Christmas party.

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"Maybe I didn't do enough for the Republican party this year," Hasselbeck said on the show.

Turns out, it was never the intention of the White House to not invite her or her husband, Tim, to the soiree.

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"Following today's live show, Elisabeth received a call from the The White House, and they both had a great conversation," Karl T. Nilsson, the executive publicity director of The View told Usmagazine.com. "The President's office apologized and explained that she and her husband were indeed invited to the White House for Christmas and were sorry that it did not arrive. It was simply an oversight."

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Before finding out that the snub was unintentional, Hasselbeck said she had a "bone to pick" with the White House.

"I love Christmas cards," she said. "I love getting them. There is one in particular that I usually like, and it's an invitation to the White House Christmas party. Not the big one but the 20th one down the road that you get the leftovers at the party. I'd be going to that one. No invitation this year."

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Hasselbeck, the only fan of President George W. Bush on The View, spent the past campaign season working for the Republican campaign. She even introduced Governor Sarah Palin at some of the rallies.

"Both Elisabeth and Tim are hoping to make plans for a visit to the White House in the early New Year," Nilsson told Us.

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  • lucy
    OMG ! SHE IS THE ONLY REASON I HATE WATCHING THE VIEW , I CANT STAND HER !
    report abuseposted February 10, 2009 12:02 PM PST
  • lucy
    OMG! I CANT STAND THAT WOMAN WHO CARES IF SHES HAVING ANOTHER BABY .
    report abuseposted February 10, 2009 11:58 AM PST
  • austiniteguy
    Im happy for her 3rd pregnancy! At least shes married and is a devoted mother not sucking off the gov't to help her raise 8 kids by 8 different dads. She's classy, beautiful, a great mother and the only voice of sanity and morals on the View, something liberals know nothing about. At least she will raise happy, good kids who arent doing drugs and getting pg at age 14!
    report abuseposted January 29, 2009 4:01 PM PST
  • uknow1n2
    THE ONLY OTHER CO-HOST ON THE ``VIEW`` I TEND TO RESPECT FOR HER SEEMING PROFESSIONALISM(unbiased) DEMEANOR, IS THE BLACK (and no, not whoopy) WOMAN. ONLY TIME WILL TELL. ELISABETH, YOU ROCK! KEEP UP YOUR WELL DESERVED, WELL CONDUCTED, AND WELL APPRECIATED GOOD WORK. IT'S ALWAYS AWESOME TO SEE ONE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN(and not just physically) STAND OUT AMONGST THORNEY, ILL WILLED CO-HOSTS.
    report abuseposted January 29, 2009 3:11 PM PST
  • uknow1n2
    AT LEAST SHE HAS AN ACTIVE SECS LIFE. THEY DON'T PLAY AROUND WITH THE ``FILL THE EARTH`` PART. SHE HAS BEEN, FOR HER POLITICAL VIEWS AND BOLDNESS, THE STRONGEST REPORTER OR ENTERTAINER ON LIVE TV. I LOVE HER CONDUCT, HER COURAGE AND HER NON-BENDING WITH THE TRENDS MERITED FOCUS. SHE IS, she truely is, SHE I S , A REMARKABLE PERSON.
    report abuseposted January 29, 2009 3:02 PM PST
  • uknow1n2
    get a life
    report abuseposted January 29, 2009 3:00 PM PST
  • dooneygirl
    omg!!!! who freaking cares!!!!!!
    report abuseposted January 29, 2009 2:56 PM PST
  • okinawa
    who cares...lots of people get invitations to those parties. she is just a young easy to influence person. she will mature and see what really goes on one of these days. wait till one of her children has to put on a uniform. she even thinks the dugers and their eighteen children is a good thing. tells you where she is coming from.
    report abuseposted January 29, 2009 2:46 PM PST
  • TennisChick
    huh
    report abuseposted January 29, 2009 2:44 PM PST
  • ROGER P
    Let's face it ,if it were not for Elisabeth's famous quarterback husband,she wouldn't even be on TV. She has absolutely no talent. I know I usually vote republican but,because Elisabeth's pig headed support of the republican party ,I voted Democrat. I think she hurt the party more than she helped as people got sick and tired of hearing her argue with anyone who was
    report abuseposted January 29, 2009 2:42 PM PST
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